Software fault causes UK drivers to be banned from driving. From the article: The DVLA has banned more than 600 motorists from driving following eyesight tests used by government-appointed opticians it now admits have been giving false results. But the government agency is refusing to compensate drivers, many of whom were forced to sell their cars and pay for taxis and other forms of transport, as it blames the makers of the eye-testing equipment for the problem [via].